JAK Tool roller blocks still around?

Thanks. A little taller than the Jak. It's 21mm. So I'll have to wait for the whole set. They do look good.

Chuck

After e-mailing Big Jim today with questions. He was very helpful because I could not figure out all the parts I needed on the web-site.

 

I did order the same set up he did today. The company was very helpful on the phone.

Just info for you.

Larry

Ok...think I'll order again. And just wait if necessary...

Thanks.

I have a new JAK set somewhere . If I can find it I will sell it.

When you find them, I am interested in purchasing them.
Raildog@comcast.net
Thanks
Mark

Okay Mark. I will search as soon as possible and let you know.

ound them, moving to the For Sale Forum

I was going to jump on those, I wanted a second set as well.

 

Mark--

Re JAK Bearing Blocks,Cleaning Pads and Instructions.

Sorry for the poor photo....

 

I bought this set in Dec 2002 and never used it. 

Is this what everyone is talking about?

 

I guess at this age they would be classified as new/old stuff.

 

Not sure of the brand of the roller base but we have set up a "RR Park" on the club layout with a UP FEF and a PRR K-4s. So far so good, biggest concern so far is making sure the smoke units don't run dry. They run on an 8min timer once activated.

 

Dewey,
I emailed you last night with my intentions to purchase your rollers. I work second shift and was not able to respond early this morning. Please let me know the details to move forward with this purchase.
Mark

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Dewey, if you haven't sent them, you can sent them to Mark, he did speak first for them.

 

 

John

They went out to you about 20 minutes ago.

I feel badly about this now. But I received no email from Mark at any time. Not even in my junk mail.

If you agree and Mark agrees to your price you can send the blocks to Mark. I will pick up the S&H tab. They are already in a small Priority Box.

If you have already sent me payment I will refund it .

Dang!

I don't want any hard feelings, so I'll just send them off to Mark and he can send you the money.  Don't worry about the shipping, I'll get you next time.

 

I'll send Mark an email.

 

You can contact Mark and beat the $50 out of him.

 

 

John

I am about to exit the selling and shipping business on the Forum. And, let the auction pirates have it all.

Hang in there. Nice guys here and it sounds all solved.

John,
I so apologize for the cluster, I tried to email Dewey as not to tie up the forum and obviously it did  not go through
( modern technology  )
Anyway I will add extra funds to Dewey's payment to cover your postage. If ever we meet first drink is on me !!!
Thanks and happy railroading
Mark

Email received last night from Mark[raildog]. Thanks to gunrunnerjohn for his cooperation as "middleman" in straightening out my salesmanship. My apologies to all concerned.

 

Mark, if you come to York, I'll take you up on that drink.

 

Ok my Bachrus runners came today. Look just like this but I ordered an extra set of "The Saddles, Two" (rollers), a set of "The Stirrups" to get extra short stirrups (plain rails), and two sets of the "3 Rail Adapter". And also I ordered an extra "Long Stirrup Assembly" which I probably didn't need. They are great. Very stable.

Nice looking stands. You can also order a wooden custom running stand from Collectors Choice Trains he is out of Kansas.

Chuck I ordered the same thing you did, I guess Brain up there in Canada is wondering what the OGR forum is by now.

Yes, excellent product. BTW, Brian emailed me and talked me out of ordering too much that I didn't need. Nice company and person to work with.

I tried to contact your company, and they don't return emails to the address: info@jaktool.com

 

Do these blocks still exist or not?  Are you selling them or not?  I looked all over your site www.jakrollers.com and didn't find anything close.

 

EDIT: I decided to call them and actually got Jeff on the phone.  They still do have the rollers, but the website hasn't been updated.  I ordered a set.

 

Anyone needing these should call, as that seems to be the way to get them.

 

GRJ, How different are the JAK Roller Sets verses the Micro-Mark?

How soon they forget.   Remember this picture I posted from earlier in the thread?  This is the comparison of the JAK and Micro-Mark rollers.

 

OK OK I remembered something about them but forgot it was covered......

I think the ones in the center are the Micro-Mark and the Outside ones are the Jaks.

 

Hopefully, GRJ can confirm!

Correct Dennis, the MM ones are in the center, the JAK blocks are outside.  I have a second set coming, so now I can put the bigger stuff up on a full set of blocks for testing.

 

I was debating selling the JAKs when I got the Bachrus which I like...but reticent because the JAK are great too. The Bachrus are more stable for very light engines.

With two sets, I can just run a clip lead to the center roller of light engines and not use the blocks with the center contact.

John,

 

Resurrecting this thread from the year plus hiatus...I ignorantly  bought a set of rollers off eBay and have no idea of the manufacturer  but I'd almost bet on Micro-Mark even at $20 more than their list.  I've read a bunch of stuff here and elsewhere on rollers but have not found a price for the JAK rollers and looks like they are still not on the JAK Tools website.  Guess I will call tomorrow, 10/19/2015, and see what's up.

 

I found no followup from you about the second set.  Did they actually arrive and are you pleased?  Any chance of posting a photo?

 

Thanks,

Richard Snipes

Richard,

 

I have a total of three sets of rollers, two of the JAK brand and the MicroMark ones.  I actually end up using nine or ten at times, so it's useful.

 

The MM ones only have a single center roller pickup, the JAK sets have two.  The JAK sets are about 1/16" taller as well, but it's not really significant.  Both will do the job.

 

 

John,

 

Thank you for the quick reply and photos.  Looks like I ended up with a Micro-Mark set. I think I'll give JAK a call and see what's available. Theirs look quite nice. On the Micro-Mark website their rollers are less than I paid on eBay.  Lesson learned is to check the OGR forum beforehand. This is fine information.  Time to wake up a few sleeping locomotives.

 

Richard Snipes

I like the JAK rollers, they were a bit spendy at $60 for a set of four, but they work well.  If you're at York, you'll see them under my Allegheny on the Super-Chuffer display stand.

 

Where was the one who had them for sale at $39.00 for four? I think it was posted back in may?

Those were Crest rollers.  I bought some in May, and checked their website yesterday only to discover that they list rollers in HO and N scales, only.